EP3811876C0 - SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING SUPPLEMENTS TO AN END EFFECTOR - Google Patents

SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING SUPPLEMENTS TO AN END EFFECTOR

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Publication number: EP3811876C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: supplements; coupling; systems; end effector; effector
Prior art date: 2017-02-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20212532.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3811876A1 (en

EP3811876B1 (en

Inventor

Iv Frederick E Shelton

Jason L Harris

Michael J Vendely

David C Yates

Prudence Vulhop

Susanne Landgrebe

Marco Floris

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Ethicon LLC

Original Assignee

Ethicon LLC

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2017-02-17

Filing date

2018-02-16

Publication date

2025-02-26

2018-02-16 Application filed by Ethicon LLC filed Critical Ethicon LLC

2021-04-28 Publication of EP3811876A1 publication Critical patent/EP3811876A1/en

2025-02-26 Application granted granted Critical

2025-02-26 Publication of EP3811876C0 publication Critical patent/EP3811876C0/en

2025-02-26 Publication of EP3811876B1 publication Critical patent/EP3811876B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-02-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

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- A61B17/07207—Surgical staplers, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously the staples being applied sequentially
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EP20212532.4A 2017-02-17 2018-02-16 Systems for coupling adjuncts to an end effector Active EP3811876B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US15/436,328 US10765426B2 (en)	2017-02-17	2017-02-17	Systems for coupling adjuncts to an end effector
EP18157230.6A EP3363391B1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-02-16	Systems and methods for coupling adjuncts to an end effector

Related Parent Applications (1)

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EP18157230.6A Division EP3363391B1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-02-16	Systems and methods for coupling adjuncts to an end effector

Publications (3)

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EP3811876A1 EP3811876A1 (en)	2021-04-28
EP3811876C0 true EP3811876C0 (en)	2025-02-26
EP3811876B1 EP3811876B1 (en)	2025-02-26

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EP18157230.6A Active EP3363391B1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-02-16	Systems and methods for coupling adjuncts to an end effector
EP20212526.6A Active EP3811875B1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-02-16	Systems for coupling adjuncts to an end effector

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EP20212526.6A Active EP3811875B1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-02-16	Systems for coupling adjuncts to an end effector

Country Status (6)

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US (1)	US10765426B2 (en)
EP (3)	EP3811876B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP7171587B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN110461251B (en)
BR (1)	BR112019017104B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018152118A1 (en)

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